Duffy, Royals upend A's

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Oakland, CA (Sports Network) - Danny Duffy pitched into the seventh inning to
get his first victory in more than a month, and the Royals got homers from
Eric Hosmer and Jeff Francoeur in a 7-4 victory over the Oakland Athletics.

Duffy (4-8), who gave up four hits and three runs over 6 1/3 innings, earned
his first win since July 31 at Cleveland. The rookie southpaw lost his
previous four decisions over a six-start span.

Francoeur and Salvador Perez each had three hits with an RBI and two runs
scored for Kansas City, which will try for the three-game sweep Wednesday
afternoon.

Jemile Weeks had three hits and two RBI for the A's, who had won four in a row
entering this series. Cliff Pennington also drove in two runs.

Gio Gonzalez (12-12) was touched for 10 hits and seven runs -- six earned --
over five innings to have his three-start winning streak snapped.

"I threw some good quality pitches...but they scored some runs off me,"
Gonzalez said.

Oakland loaded the bases with two outs in the ninth and Brandon Allen scored
on a walk to Pennington. Joakim Soria, who entered the game with two on an
nobody out earlier in the frame, then retired Hideki Matsui on a ground ball
to notch his 26th save.

Hosmer and Francoeur hit back-to-back homers to start the second inning, and
the Royals scored two more in the frame, one on an infield hit from Alcides
Escobar and another on a groundout from Alex Gordon.

Weeks doubled in a run in the third, and Pennington followed with an RBI
single to left.

The Royals tacked on three in the fifth, on a groundout from Johnny
Giavotella, a double from Perez and a bases-loaded walk to Gordon.

"Our offense did a great job...off of a guy we think is a pretty darn good
pitcher," Royals manager Ned Yost said.

Weeks' infield hit plated Michael Taylor in the seventh inning. Taylor, a
fifth-round draft choice by Philadelphia in 2007, recorded his first major
league hit, a single, earlier in the ninth.

Game Notes

The season series is even after eight games...Weeks has hit safely in 13 of
his last 14 games...Hosmer has a 15-game hitting streak on the road.

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Brandon Allen scored on the Cliff Pennington walk with two out. Bases loaded and Hideki Matsui due up.

Cliff Pennington singled to left scored Anthony Recker with none out. On the play, Pennington advances to second on Alex Gordon's throwing error. On the play, Jemile Weeks advances to third. Runners on second and third with Hideki Matsui due up.

Alex Gordon grounded out to first scored Salvador Perez with one out. On the play, Alcides Escobar advances to second and Yamaico Navarro advances to third. Runners on second and third and with Melky Cabrera due up.